EMGEPRON

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Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais
Company type State-owned enterprise
Industry Shipbuilding, Naval Engineering, Naval Munitions, Nuclear propulsion
Founded1982;42 years ago (1982)
HeadquartersIlha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Key people
vice-admiral (reserve) Francisco Antonio de Magalhães Laranjeira, (Chief Executive) [1]
180 million USD (2011) [2]
Number of employees
about 2000
Parent Brazilian Navy
Website https://www.marinha.mil.br/emgepron/

The Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (EMGEPRON), or "Company for Naval Projects", is a Brazilian state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Defence of Brazil through the Command of the Navy. In addition to project management, the company commercializes Brazilian naval defense products and services. [3] [4]

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The Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais employs about 2,000 people. it was established in 1982 and its facilities are on Ilha das Cobras, Rio de Janeiro. [5]

Mission

EMGEPRON operates across the full spectrum of technology projects developed by the Brazilian Navy. Their mission is research, construction and modernization of military ships. They also manufacture artillery ammunition, and provide oceanographic services, logistics support and scientific training.

Projects and Products

EMGEPRON manages naval-related projects, produces and updates a wide variety of major vessels, as well as some light river patrol vessels. [6]

PRONAVAL

The aim of Angola's Naval Power Development Program (PRONAVAL) is to provide the Angolan navy with seven Macaé class patrol vessels. EMGEPRON has been selected to run the program as well as oversee the building of a shipyard in Angola and training the associated industrial and naval personnel. Four vessels will be built in Brazil, and three in Angola. [3]

FAJCMC

The Admiral Jurandyr da Costa Müller de Campos ammunition factory (FAJCMC) is owned by the Brazilian Navy and since 1996 has been managed by EMGEPRON. In addition to managing the production of ammunition for the Brazilian Navy, EMGEPRON is responsible for marketing abroad. Products have mainly been exported to South America, Africa and Asia.

Nuclear Technology

EMGEPRON has provided specialists to the Navy Technology Center in São Paulo (CTMSP) [7] in support of two of the Brazilian Navy's nuclear power generation projects: The Fuel Cycle Project and The Electric-Core Generation Laboratory Project (LABGENE).

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References

  1. ↑ "Atos do Poder Executivo" [Acts of the Executive]. Diarió Official da União (in Portuguese). LVI (129). Brasília, DF, Brazil: Imprensa National: 1. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Caifa, R. (24 May 2012). "Emgepron desarrolla nuevas versiones del sistema de control táctico SICONTA para el programa PROSUPER". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). IDS, Información de Defensa y Seguridad. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Barreira, Victor (17 September 2014). "Angola orders patrol boats from Brazil". Jane's Defence Weekly. 51 (38): 19.
  4. ↑ "INSTITUTIONAL". www.emgepron.mar.mil.br. EMGEPRON. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "EMGEPRON - Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais". Linkedin. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Construção naval". EMGEPRON (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brazil - Survey of Nuclear Agencies, Facilities" (PDF). Open Source Center Report: 11–12. 9 February 2009.


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